LineReader (Starjava ECSV API)

java.lang.Object

uk.ac.starlink.ecsv.LineReader

All Implemented Interfaces:: Closeable, AutoCloseable

public abstract class LineReader extends Object implements Closeable

Reads lines of text from an input stream.

Since:: 28 Apr 2020
Author:: Mark Taylor

Constructor Summary

Constructors

Modifier

Constructor

Description

protected

LineReader(InputStream in)

Constructor.
Method Summary

Modifier and Type

Method

Description

void

close()

static LineReader

createArrayLineReader(String[] lines)

Returns a LineReader instance that reads lines from an array.

static LineReader

createAsciiLineReader(InputStream in)

Returns a LineReader instance that just uses the lower 7 bits of each input byte for character values.

abstract String

readLine()

Returns the next non-empty line of text from the input stream.

Methods inherited from class Object
clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait

Constructor Details
- LineReader
  
  protected LineReader(InputStream in)
  
  Constructor.
  
  Parameters:
  
  in - underlying input stream
Method Details
- readLine
  
  public abstract String readLine() throws IOException
  
  Returns the next non-empty line of text from the input stream. The line will not consist of only whitespace.
  
  Returns:
  
  non-blank line, or null if the input is at an end
  
  Throws:
  
  IOException
- close
  
  public void close() throws IOException
  
  Specified by:
  
  close in interface AutoCloseable
  
  Specified by:
  
  close in interface Closeable
  
  Throws:
  
  IOException
- createAsciiLineReader
  
  public static LineReader createAsciiLineReader(InputStream in)
  
  Returns a LineReader instance that just uses the lower 7 bits of each input byte for character values.
  
  Parameters:
  
  in - input stream
  
  Returns:
  
  line reader
- createArrayLineReader
  
  public static LineReader createArrayLineReader(String[] lines)
  
  Returns a LineReader instance that reads lines from an array.
  
  Parameters:
  
  lines - line array
  
  Returns:
  
  line reader